Daily+Agendas+-+September+2012

=Daily Agendas -- September 2012=

[ 09.28.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: No written warm-up today. Sign on to Google Drive and open your materials related to the Burnett letter (i.e. the letter itself and your notes document).
 * Discuss the Burnett letter
 * Same literacy roles together
 * Literacy groups together
 * Whole class
 * Mini-lesson: dual-entry notes
 * Homework: Read [[file:TheApproximateSizeOfMyFavoriteTumor.pdf|"The Approximate Size of My Favorite Tumor"]] and take dual-entry notes

[ 09.27.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "'Indian' imagery" -- What do you think of when you hear/see the word “indian”? Describe in detail.
 * Read Burnett letterand take notes in a Google Document
 * 1) Upload the [[file:ASoldierRecallsTheTrailOfTears.doc|Word document version of the letter]] to the RWWS folder of your Google Drive
 * 2) If the file does not automatically convert to Google Docs format, convert it manually:
 * 3) Locate the document in your RWWS folder
 * 4) Click the check box to the left of the document name
 * 5) Click the "More" button that appears near the top of the page
 * 6) Choose "Export to Google Docs" from this menu
 * 7) Create a second Google Document and title it "Burnett letter notes". Set up this document as you did for the Colorado River/Mayan Mystery readings -- outline format, with top-level sections labeled "Summary," "Literacy Circle Role" (with your assigned role indicated), and "Ishmael."
 * 8) Read the letter and make comments as you do so. With the document in Google Docs format, you should be able to highlight text and insert comments by pressing CTRL + ALT + M. (If you're not able to do this, you have not properly converted the document.)
 * 9) Write a summary of the letter in the "Summary" section of your outline.
 * 10) Read the letter a second time, this time focusing on your literacy circle role. Add additional comments if necessary.
 * 11) Complete your literacy circle role in the appropriate section of your outline.
 * 12) In the "Ishmael" section of your outline, add any connections you can make between the Burnett letter and //Ishmael//. (Feel free to do a third reading and add additional comments to the letter.)
 * Homework:
 * Finish reading the Burnett letter (i.e. complete all sections of your notes outline)
 * Any revised assignments must be turned in by October 2 to receive revised credit

[ 09.26.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "//Ishmael// need-to-knows" -- Re-examine the need-to-knows that you wrote on 09.17.2012. Which of your questions have been answered? Which haven't? What new questions, if any, do you now have?
 * Revisit //Ishmael// need-to-know questions
 * Homework: Read //Ishmael// 8.3

[ 09.25.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Neuse River Anthology ideas" -- Now that you’ve written about your own ideas about Craven County and researched a slice of our history, do you have any ideas about what you might contribute to our anthology? What creative piece -- writing, music, video, painting, photography, something else -- might you create? What might it be about?
 * Share Craven County Historical Research responses
 * Homework: Read //Ishmael// 8.2

[ 09.24.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Freewrite" -- Freewrite on a topic of your choice. (Keep in mind that freewriting means you start writing and DON'T STOP for a defined period of time -- in this case, about five minutes.)
 * Share "Breaking the Law" posts in numbered groups (1, 2, and 3), then as a class
 * PWT for Craven County Historical Research
 * Homework: Finish Craven County Historical Research

[ 09.21.2012 ]

 * PWT for either Craven County Historical Research or "Breaking the Law"
 * Homework:
 * "Breaking the Law" due Monday (09.24)
 * Craven County Historical Research due Tuesday (09.25)

[ 09.20.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Work Plans" -- What do you plan to work on during class today? Be as specific as possible -- what specific parts of your Craven County Historical Research or the "Breaking the Law" assignment do you plan to complete today?
 * Continue chart paper outline discussion
 * PWT for either Craven County Historical Research or "Breaking the Law"
 * Homework:
 * "Breaking the Law" due Monday (09.24)
 * Craven County Historical Research due Tuesday (09.25)

[ 09.19.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Peace-Keeping Law" -- Explain in your own words the three parts of the "peace-keeping law" that the narrator identifies in section 8, chapter 1. According to the narrator, what do Takers do that no one else does?
 * Continue chart paper outline discussion
 * Discuss "Breaking the Law" assignment
 * Homework:
 * Craven County Historical Research due Tuesday (09.25)
 * "Breaking the Law" assignment due Monday (09.24)

[ 09.18.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Craven County history" -- What do you think is the most important event in Craven County's history? Why is this event most important?
 * Continue chart paper outline discussion
 * Discuss Craven County Historical Research assignment
 * Homework:
 * Craven County Historical Research due Tuesday (09.25)
 * Read //Ishmael// section 8, chapter 1

[ 09.17.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "//Ishmael// need-to-knows" -- What questions do you still have about //Ishmael//? What key concepts/ideas do you need clarified for you to better understand the reading?
 * Continue chart paper outline discussion
 * Homework: read //Ishmael// section 7

[ 09.14.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: No written warm-up today. Complete the following:
 * Open your "What is Craven County?" response.
 * Decide which of your three items (i.e. three paragraphs) is most important.
 * Be ready to share.
 * Share "What is Craven County?" responses
 * Homework: read //Ishmael// section 7

[ 09.13.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: No written warm-up today. Prepare to do a gallery walk of our Mother Culture collagesby doing the following:
 * Get out your collage;
 * Complete the self-assessment located on the assignment page (linked above);
 * Start a new page in your interactive notebook with the title "Mother Culture Gallery Walk."
 * Mother Culture collage gallery walk
 * Continue discussing Chart Paper Outline
 * Homework: none

[ 09.12.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: No written warm-up today. Look over the section(s) of //Ishmael// that you completed for the Chart Paper Outline. Be ready to discuss/explain the main idea(s) of your section(s) with the class.
 * Discuss Chart Paper Outline (listening and taking notes as we go)
 * Work time for Mother Culture collages
 * Homework: finish Mother Culture collage

[ 09.11.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Determining Importance" -- What do you think is the most important event or idea in what we've read of //Ishmael// so far? Explain your choice.
 * Create chart paper outline of //Ishmael// sections 1-6
 * Work time for Mother Culture collages
 * Homework: work on Mother Culture collage

[ 09.10.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Mother Culture" -- Answer both parts:
 * To review, what is Mother Culture? Give a definition in your own words based on what we've discussed in class. (Feel free to look back in your text if necessary.)
 * What have you learned from Mother Culture? What has it told you about humanity and our relationship with the world?
 * Begin Mother Culture collage assignment
 * Homework:
 * Revise "What is Craven County?" responses (due tomorrow) -- create a new document in your RWWS Google Drive folder -- separate from your rough draft -- that is clearly labeled as your final draft
 * Mother Culture collage due Thursday

[ 09.07.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Craven County brainstorming" -- Continue the brainstorming you started yesterday for the "What is Craven County?" assignment. Even if you think you're totally out of ideas, try to come up with at least three more -- these will likely be your most creative.
 * PWT for "What is Craven County?"
 * Homework:
 * Read //Ishmael// section 6 (novel pg. 95-110; ebook pg. 54-64)
 * Complete three of the Seven Habits of Effective Readers in your interactive notebook as you read
 * Finish "What is Craven County?"

[ 09.06.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Look over the questions about //Ishmael// that you wrote on Tuesday. Add any additional questions you may have to this list. We'll be talking about them today.
 * Share //Ishmael// key terms posts (on Collaborize Classroom)
 * //Ishmael// town hall discussion
 * Introduce Mother Culture collage assignment
 * Homework: finish //Ishmael// section 5 (novel pg. 85-91; ebook pg. 49-54)

[ 09.05.2012 ]

 * QUIZ: //Ishmael// sections 1-4
 * Finish posting //Ishmael// key terms and questions on Collaborize Classroom
 * Homework:
 * Read //Ishmael// section 5, chapters 1-3 (novel pg. 79-84; ebook pg. 46-49)
 * Finish posting //Ishmael// key terms (one post per group, both parts one and two) before the beginning of class tomorrow

[ 09.04.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "//Ishmael// questions" -- What questions do you have about the book so far? What, if anything, do you find confusing? What would you like to discuss or have clarified?
 * Mini-lesson: signing up for Collaborize Classroom
 * Discuss Mr. Smith's quest for copyright permission
 * Define key terms in //Ishmael// and post to //Ishmael// wonderwall (both on Collaborize)
 * Homework:
 * Read //Ishmael// section four
 * Complete one of the Seven Habits of Effective Readers (using the Seven Habits Reading Questions) as you read